Q. Which of the following statement is not true regarding e-waste generation in India?
a) In India e-waste generation last year dropped significantly due Pandemic.
b) Data regarding e-waste is only available in the country from 2017-18 onwards.
c) The e-Waste (Management) Rules were notified in 2016.
d) None of these.
ANSWER:- a)
RELATED FACTS:-
- India generated 10,14,961.2 tonnes of e-waste last year, a massive 31.6 per cent increase from the previous year, Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed the Rajya Sabha on 26TH July, 2021.
- The minister informed Parliament that data regarding e-waste is only available in the country from 2017-18 onwards, that too only National data.
- In 2017-18, India generated 7,08,445 tonnes of e-waste and 7,71,215 tonnes in 2018-19 – an increase of 8.86 per cent.
- The e-Waste (Management) Rules were notified in 2016 which got amended from time to time. So far, the Environment Ministry has notified 21 types of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) as e-waste.
- According to the rules, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issues EPR authorisation to the producers of EEE along with e-waste collection targets on annual basis.
- As per the information provided by CPCB, a total no of 1,766 producers have been registered for EPR Authorisation and also 57 Producers Responsibility Organizations (PROs) have obtained registration.
- Presently, 400 dismantlers/recyclers of e-waste are operating in 20 States.
BY – ABHISHEK KUMAR